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Konecny is the only one here I'd be interested in, and the price from Philly would be steep.
A lot of the players listed here are either 1 year rentals with speculative upside, or middle 6 wingers that don't have top line upside. I'm immediately out on Vrana and Beauvillier. Both don't have a lot of upside, Vrana lacks any sort of defense and has been scratched everywhere he's gone while Beau has a 40 point ceiling and is has a ceiling of Sheary in DC. Roslovic also falls into this category of a slightly better Sheary. Likely not what MacLellan is looking for when he says top 6 forward.
If MacLellan is spending a 1st, I think he likely shoots higher than Mangiapane. He's got an expensive contract and is only on pace for 50 points this year. Garland will be less expensive but both that term and that production are quite off-putting. Konecny is probably the only player the Caps are interested in, but there's a good reason he hasn't been moved yet. He's got a decent cap hit and a bit of term, but that means Briere will be looking for a kings ransom in a trade with a division rival. I think it's much more likely that Washington stays the course and goes forward in Free agency instead of targeting any of the mentioned players.